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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Around Fron Hen, Loggerheads and Big Covert 7th December 2022

On the way to Fron Hen.
Looking towards bthe Clwydians from Fron Hen.
On the trtack heading eastward rtowards Loggergeads.
Bright yellow fungi on gorse.
On the old Mold to Ruthin road.
One less awkward stile to go.
Our luynch seats at Loggerheads.
The Afon Alyn at Loggerheads.
Crossing the bridge on the way towatds Colomendy.
Moel Famau Jubilee Tower from the path in Big Covert.
Walk stats:
Distance: 8.4 miles. Climb: 1329'.
time: 4 hours 32 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2m.p.h.  Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 4.4 Celsius - 6.7 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0-1. Hardly enough to measure.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michrl, Nigerl and Wendy.
Birds seen or heard.: Carrion crow, Common kestrel Common buzzard, Wood nuthatch, Redwing, Fieldfare, Common blackbird, European robin, Winter wren, Blue tit, Pied wagtail and Grey wagtail.
This was a superb day for walking, bright blue skies, sunny and very little wind. In the su it felt pleasantly warm.
The views in the morning were good nd somne of the more eagle-eyed amongst us claim to have seen snow on the higher hills towards Snowdonia.
Lunch was taken at Loggerheads, where we all sat on the seats around a large oak tree. Thankfully most of us were in the Sun as well.
The afternoon walk took us east of the main road back to the start, not quite as oiginally planned, but the same as we did the last time we did the walk. It was while on the path through Big Covert thast we had our one and only view of Moel Famau.
Overall an enjoyable, celebrated by a drinks at the Druids Inn at Llanferres. Purple Mooses's Snowdonia Ale was the beer of choice although two did have tea!  Wendy bought the round as it would be her birthday next week, but she isn't able to make the walk then.
Unfortunately DS had early morning car problems, and opted to take it to the garage, and get it sorted, rather than switch car and sort the car out later.













 

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